NASA has completed the major structures of the SLS rocket’s core stage for the Artemis III mission, including the liquid oxygen tank, advancing its goal of lunar exploration. Credit: NASA All the major structures that will form the core stage for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis III mission are structurally complete. Technicians finished welding the 51-foot liquid oxygen tank structure, left, inside the Vertical Assembly Building at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on January 8. The liquid hydrogen tank, right, completed internal cleaning on November 14. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker We need the biggest rocket stage ever built for the bold missions in deep space that NASA’s Space Launch System rocket will give us the capability to achieve. This infographic sums up everything you need to know about the SLS core stage, the 212-foot-tall stage that serves as the backbone of the most powerful rocket in the world. The core stage includes the liquid hydrogen tank and liquid oxygen tank that hold 733,000 gallons of propellant to power the stage’s four RS-25 engines needed for liftoff and the journey to Mars. Credit: NASA/MSFC Learn everything you need to know about the RS-25 Engines that will help make SLS the most powerful rocket in the world. Credit: NASA/MSFC
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